AMCP Urges Academy Members To Contact Members Of Congress Regarding Proposal To Change Medicare Part D

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Article Date: 21 Aug 2009 - 3:00 PDT

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee's version of H.R. 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" includes a provision that would require the federal government, rather than Medicare Part D plan sponsors, to negotiate prescription drug prices in the Part D program.

If adopted, the provision would remove the responsibility that Part D plan sponsors currently have to negotiate drug prices and fundamentally undermine one of the plans' principal tools that allows them to design a meaningful and affordable drug benefit for seniors.

The Academy is urging all members to immediately contact their lawmakers and ask them to oppose the inclusion of this provision in the final health care reform legislative package.

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